Volga
The longest river of Europe, flowing through the Russian heartland to the Caspian Sea.
Specifications & Metrics
- length
- about 3,530 km
Core Principles & Analysis
- Mother Volga carries most of Russia's river freight and eleven of its twenty largest cities.
- It drains a basin of well over a million square kilometres, entirely within Russia.
- Its delta is the largest in Europe, home to the sturgeon of the caviar trade.
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